Ep 30: Ex BBC Engineer Returns to Tell More About Teletext #TechTalk #Deepdive – Part II

Peter Weizel spent many years in the BBC working on Teletext and even wrote part of the standards so who better to continue guiding us on our journey into the first digital broadcasting on TV. Teletext is a pioneering pre-internet information distribution system. In part one, we heard about the inception of Ceefax at the BBC and the some of the inner workings of Teletext, its page and data structures, and its significant role in modern broadcasting technology. Part One: https://youtu.be/tbDB8FCOaV4

In part 2, we go into detail about data broadcasting, government interference, dynamic allocation of packets, using teletext for BBC internal staff information, regionalising CEEFAX

00:00 Welcome and Introduct ...